The Whorrors!

Our action horror (or leather-trench-coat-laden) month comes to a close with a pop of excitement (and vampires as they explode) in 1998’s Blade.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racial violence, sexual violence, drug useFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Blade: A Mythos Empowered, A Dream Deferred by VyceVictus: https://vycevictus.medium.com/blade-a-mythos-empowered-a-dream-deferred-bb28c492a7dcBlade and the Power of Liminal Privilege by Brady Simenson: https://the-artifice.com/blade-analysis/Blade IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120611/trivia/Blade Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_(1998_film)Blaxploitation film wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaxploitation

We’re still underground, we’re still flipping out, but we’re trading zombies for vampires, werewolves, and a love story for the ages in 2003’s Underworld. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racism/racial violence, enslavementFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Kevin Grevioux talks Underworld: https://www.sknr.net/2008/06/19/kevin-grevioux-talks-underworld/Underworld 2003 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320691/trivia/Underworld 2003 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_(2003_film)Underworld franchise Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_(film_series)Why Underworld Worked by Better with Bob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLzZou4WPSI

Back [in Slovakia] by popular demand, we’re bathing in the praise of covering Hostel and getting covered in the carnage in Hostel: Part II (2007).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of trafficking, violence against a child, sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Elizabeth Báthory.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory. Accessed 11 May 2026.. Accessed 11 May 2026.Hostel: Part 2 (2007 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel:_Part_II Hostel: Part 2 (2007) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498353/ Thorn, Mike. “Hostel: Part II and the Monster of Neoliberal Late-Capitalism.” The Film Stage, 8 June 2017, The Film Stage. Accessed 11 May 2026.

Sir Thomas seems to have it all - an inquisitive mind, a dreamer’s spirit, a great relationship with his sister…but all is not what it seems on the surface. Sip some tea with us to see what lurks beneath the red clays of Crimson Peak (2015). ***CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, death of a infant, inc*st, animal cruelty Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Briefel, Aviva. "Live Burial: The Deep Intertextuality of Jordan Peele's Get Out." Narrative, vol. 29 no. 3, 2021, p. 297-320. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/nar.2021.0019.​Crimson Peak (2015 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Peak ​Crimson Peak (2015) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2554274/ ​Kindinger, Evangelia. “The Ghost Is Just a Metaphor: Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak, Nineteenth-Century Female Gothic, and the Slasher.” NECSUS: European Journal of Media Studies, 6 Dec. 2017, https://necsus-ejms.org/the-ghost-is-just-a-metaphor-guillermo-del-toros-crimson-peak-nineteenth-century-female-gothic-and-the-slasher/​Miquel-Baldellou, Marta. “‘As Soon As Ever She Died, the Hauntings Began’: Revisiting the Victorian Fallen Woman as a Gothic Archetype in Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black." Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media [Online], 0.5 (2021): 164-183. Web. 27 Apr. 2023 ​Roberts, Robin. “Gender, Adaptation, and Authorship: Three Decades of The Woman in Black”. Studies in Theatre and Performance 34:2, pages 126-139. Web. 24 Apr. 2023

A boy’s trip abroad goes terribly wrong when a guy loses a girl’s digits…and then a few of his own. Help us close out a wild month of body horror with the horrifically 2005 flick, Hostel.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of homophobia, xenophobia, trafficking, suicide, drowningFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Hostel IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/trivia/?ref_=tt_ov_ql_3​Hostel Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel_(2005_film)​Hostel Dissected: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EJYn8bwNho​Is Hostel Woke, Actually? By Grace of Medium: https://medium.com/@gracesophie/is-hostel-woke-actually-e263aca08fb7

A resort vacation seemed like the perfect place to experience inspiration, fantasy, and to reinvent yourself again…and again…and again. Listen in to make sure you’re not seeing double as we cover 2023’s Infinity Pool.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assaultFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Exclusive Interview: Brandon Cronenberg on Infinity Pool: https://www.fangoria.com/exclusive-interview-brandon-cronenberg-on-infinity-pool/Infinity Pool: His body, Her mind by Emily Laird: https://medium.com/@TheFilmJournal/infinity-pool-his-body-her-mind-ec8075afc20Infinity Pool Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Pool_(film)

We’re kicking off a month of body horror and having a special guest to help us to it! We promise the discussion won’t be too much to Swallow (2019).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of pica, disordered eating, compulsive behavior/OCD, sexual assault, reproductive controlThanks again to Payton McCarty Simas for joining us!Follow Payton @paytplace on Instagram or check out their website https://www.pmccartysimas.com/ to learn more about their research & writingFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Bartleet-Cross, Charlotte. “10 Facts About Swallows You Didn’t Know.” Songbird Survival, 20 Apr. 2024, www.songbird-survival.org.uk/post/blog-10-facts-about-swallows-you-didnt-know. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.Harris, Shani. “How Swallow’s Director Chose the Odd Objects Haley Bennett’s Housewife Eats.” MovieMaker, 31 Jan. 2023, moviemaker.com/how-swallows-director-chose-the-odd-objects-haley-bennetts-housewife-eats/. “Pica Cravings During Pregnancy.” American Pregnancy Association, AmericanPregnancy.org, https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/is-it-safe/unusual-cravings-pica/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.Swallow (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(2019_film) Swallow (2019) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/ Vroomen Durning, Marijke, RN. “Pica Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.” WebMD, Medically reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD, 24 Oct. 2024, https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-pica. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

Ghostface’s reign of terror comes to an end with a…unique conclusion to our Scream marathon in 2026’s Scream 7.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 7 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_7

The year is 2011 and the students are live-streaming, the fans are marathon-ing, and Sidney was ready to close the book on her time in Woodsboro…until the remake rules throw a wrench in her plans. Unpack the uncannily meta (no, not that one) takes with us in Scream 4.***CONTENT WARNING: potential spoilers for other Scream franchise filmsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 4 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/trivia/Scream 4 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_4‘Scream 4’: The First Mainstream Feminist Horror Film by Melissa Saleh: https://medium.com/the-awl/scream-4-the-first-mainstream-feminist-horror-film-2e51a39dcf09The Final Girl Gone Wild: Post-Feminist Whiteness in ‘Scream 4’ by Jeremy Cornelius: https://btchflcks.com/2012/10/horror-week-2012-the-final-girl-gone-wild-post-feminist-whiteness-in-scream-4.html

We’re (not) back in Woodsboro and Sidney’s got a new boyfriend, Gale’s got a new haircut, but Ghostface has a new phone number. Find out how to survive the sequel in 1997’s Scream 2.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racial violence, school violence, gun violence, potential spoilers for other Scream franchise filmsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 2 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/trivia/Scream reddit posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/r7h69p/scream_2_social_commentary/https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/nub3uw/a_summary_examining_diversity_in_the_scream_movies/Scream 2 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_2

A glass house in the woods isn’t the weirdest thing to inherit in your distant uncle’s will, but a ghost sharing your bath water might be. Unlock the secrets behind the shifting walls of the black zodiac as we chat through 2001’s Thirteen Ghosts.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion death of a parent, sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: 13 Ghosts (1960) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_GhostsThirteen Ghosts (2001) wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Ghosts

A familiar movie title with a whole new cast of characters! While this Christmas Eve isn’t necessarily filled with holiday cheer, there’s plenty of slaying to go around in 2006’s Black Christmas.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion sexual abuse/assault, r*pe, true crimeFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Black Christmas 2006 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(2006_film)Black Christmas IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

After evidence of some supernatural activity, god-fearing Grace fears she and her children are going to die in their house…unless of course, they already did. Tend to the garden with us to uncover the mystery of 2001’s The Others.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of harm against childrenFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Film Analysis: Alejandro Amenábar’s ‘The Others.’” The Cinephile Fix, 27 Feb. 2010, cinephilefix.com/2010/02/27/review-analysis-alejandro-amenabars-the-others/. German Expressionist Cinema: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_expressionist_cinema The Others (2001 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Others_(2001_film) The Others (2001): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230600/